Scope
Description
A referral management service for managing ADHD referrals for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke, processing about 150 applications monthly. It includes clinical reviews, declining non-qualifying applications, and referring qualifying requests to pre-contracted providers for further assessment and treatment.
A provider has been identified who covers the geographical area of the ICB. This is a fixed cost contract. The contract is below threshold and this transparency notice is signalling our intention to direct award a contract to this provider for 12 months.
This Direct Award is justified under Special Cases (section 41) Schedule 5 :Prototypes and development. The justification for this direct award is to procure a new service that has been designed and developed at the request of the contracting authority. The contracting authority are procuring a solution to manage ADHD referrals based on pre-determined thresholds for clinical appropriateness, a direct award will enable data to be shared securely between different agencies. This contract is aimed at the early stages of design and development and aimed only at testing the suitability of the ADHD Referral Management service.
The service is designed to manage referrals based on pre-determined thresholds for clinical appropriateness. ADHD Referral Management Service is committed to providing timely and equitable access to ADHD diagnostic services, ensuring that individuals receive the appropriate level of care based on their needs.
The provider has no conflicts of interest managing right to choose referrals and covers the whole geographical footprint required.
This decision has been approved via Finance and Procurement Governance on the 5th August 2025.
Contract 1. Provision of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Referral Management Service
Supplier
Contract value
- £116,000 excluding VAT
- £139,200 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
9 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 October 2025 to 9 October 2026
- 1 year, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85323000 - Community health services
Contract locations
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHRC-4112-MZJP
Bennett House, 2nd Floor East, Town Road
Stoke on Trent
ST1 2QB
United Kingdom
Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Provision of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Referral Management Service
Contracting authority
NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMRD-4914-TDDX
Stafford Education & Enterprise Park
Stafford
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom
Contact name: Darren Birks
Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Summary of their role in this procurement: publication of notice only
- NHS Organisation Data Service: 0CX
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTM-4634-DGZQ
Bennett House, Town Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 2QB
United Kingdom
Email: mlcsu.procurement@nhs.net
Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Contact organisation
Contact NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD for any enquiries.